Great Demon King - Chapter 487

GDK 487: Mischievous Sophie

Han Shuo was very clear about the footing the Shrine of Ice had in Kasi Empire, and therefore he was most unwilling to bring Sophie any unnecessary troubles. Even though her father was a sacred knight, once implicated with Han Shuo, the probability of things ending well for her was slim.

The only thing that Han Shuo did not quite anticipate was that Sophie would actually chase after him in the eyes of the public. Seeing Sophie charge at him on her pegasus, Han Shuo was between laughter and tears.

"Hey! That's Miss Sophie!" The people always loved noise and excitement. As onlookers raised their heads one after another and saw the beautiful Sophie soaring over their heads on a pegasus, a huge commotion erupted.

They looked ahead in the direction Sophie was flying. Han Shuo's rapidly departing figure immediately gathered the attention of the crowd. The pleasant surprise on Sophie's face made made it apparent that Han Shuo was running away not because he had done something bad. The scene of Han Shuo, who was exceptionally well-dressed, escaping with a bitter smile, with Sophie happily pursuing, could definitely bring about countless wild and fanciful thoughts. Consequently, the crowd got perhaps the wrong impression.

Could it be that this man was, in fact, the one that the beautiful Sophie actually fancied?

Momentarily, such a conjecture somehow arose in the minds of many as the scene played out. They then turned to look at the son of the prince, Braque, and saw that he was anxiously reproaching from where he stood. Every commoner in sight seemed to take pleasure in Braque's misfortune, and began discussing in whispers without the slightest scruple while exchanging meaningful glances.

"Ha. Interesting. It seems that Miss Phoebe already had a sweetheart."

"Yah yah. It appears that Braque is showering affection on an uninterested party. I had long heard that it was a one-sided relationship. He made oldman Sulo agree to the marriage by exploiting his father's influences. Now it seems that this was indeed the case."

"That's right. Those amiable and approachable nobles like Miss Sophie are true nobles. Although Braque's family is wealthy, he pursues fame and profit a little too much to be a suitable match for Miss Sophie."

From time to time, such a conversation would ensue from among the crowd of people jam-packed on the clamorous street. One after another, these people who rejoiced in Braque's misfortune would cast looks of despise at Braque's luxurious carriage, as though mocking Braque for his inaptness.

"Damn it! What is the background of that asshole? Sophie is such a honorable character, how could she get acquainted with somebody muddled with those peasants?!" Braque saw Han Shuo's back distantly from inside his carriage. His ears unintentionally picked up a certain remarks that infuriated him, filling him with fury.

"Young master, never have I ever seen or heard of that man before. I believe that this was just an excuse Miss Sophie made up to keep away, young master. She wasn't willing to go to the auction sale with you and therefore did this on purpose!" a knight beside the carriage said in a low voice.

Suddenly, a cry of amazement sounded from afar, "Lift off! He lifted off! Damn, that's fast!"

Braque was shocked and immediately gazed into the distance. He saw Han Shuo's outstanding body take off to the sky, leaving behind a streak of fine thread as he rapidly flew away. Behind Han Shuo, Sophie tightly pursued him on her spotlessly white pegasus. Her silhouette transformed into a white dot, and finally faded away completely from sight.

"Now that was impressive! He must be a honorable magus. Perhaps even a grand magus! No wonder, no wonder Miss Sophie would do such a thing. Ha, only such a young, outstandingly talented magus would be deserving of Miss Sophie."

"That's right. Definitely a talented but modest chap! Oh yes, he is definitely a amiable nobleman just like Miss Sophie. He even bought a rock from me just a moment ago. Ha, only such a character could match Miss Sophie."

Sitting inside his carriage, Braque was, at first, only somewhat angry. But when Han Shuo streaked across the sky, Braque became truly furious. Immediately, in a deep voice, he said to the knight beside him, "Thuram, get to the bottom of who the hell this guy is!"

"Understood, young master!" Thuram knew what it meant for a person with the ability to fly. As a servant, he was well-versed with what he had to do next given the emergence of this character who could threaten Braque.

Han Shuo incessantly cried and laughed in his heart as he sped away using the Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens. He was absolutely unwilling to let Sophie catch him and land herself in trouble. Otherwise, not only would Sophie be at stake, but her entire family could possibly be exterminated because of him. Who would have imagined that this woman would be so insistent. Even as she clearly saw Han Shuo avoiding her, she went as far as to actively chase after him. Han Shuo would have never expected such a thing.

With one running and another pursuing, very soon, the two came to a fairly remote block. Seeing that there was no one around, Han Shuo intended to deploy his demonic arts to the fullest to shake Sophie off. But all of a sudden, he heard a shout with pauses in between gasping for breath, saying, "Han! You stop right now!"

Han Shuo was bemused. Seeing that he could not shake Sophie off, he decided to explain the situation to her instead. Looking left and right, he weaved through the deserted streets at a moderate speed. After a short while, he lead Sophie, who was vigorously running after him, to a silent, spacious public square.

Han Shuo finally stopped, and stood still on a stone step in the square. He turned around to look at Sophie who had chased him all the way here, forced a smile and said, "It's been a while!"